diff --git a/vlib/mysql/mysql.v b/vlib/mysql/mysql.v
index f33135d480..330301d7cc 100644
--- a/vlib/mysql/mysql.v
+++ b/vlib/mysql/mysql.v
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct Result {
 }
 
 struct Row {
-pub:
+pub mut:
 	vals []string
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn C.mysql_query(mysql *C.MYSQL, q byteptr) int
 fn C.mysql_error(mysql *C.MYSQL) byteptr
 fn C.mysql_num_fields(res *C.MYSQL_RES) int
 fn C.mysql_store_result(mysql *C.MYSQL) *C.MYSQL_RES
-fn C.mysql_fetch_row(res *C.MYSQL_RES) *byteptr
+fn C.mysql_fetch_row(res *C.MYSQL_RES) &byteptr
 fn C.mysql_free_result(res *C.MYSQL_RES)
 fn C.mysql_close(sock *C.MYSQL)
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn (db DB) close() {
 	C.mysql_close(db.conn)
 }
 
-pub fn (r Result) fetch_row() *byteptr {
+pub fn (r Result) fetch_row() &byteptr {
 	return C.mysql_fetch_row(r.result)
 }